Susan Rice to Succeed Donilon as Obama's NSA

6/5/2013 4:10PM

President Barack Obama on Wednesday appointed United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice to succeed Tom Donilon as White House national security adviser, in a major reshuffling of his foreign-policy and national-security team.

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I ... as I ambassador to UN ... says it's been a tireless ... advocate in advance enters his reinvigorated American diplomacy in New York ... she's ... helped to put in place tough sanctions on Iran and North Korea ... she has defended Israel she's stood up for innocent civilians from Libya to court more ... she supported ... an independent South Sudan she raised her voice for human rights including women's rights ... put simply Susan exemplifies the finest tradition of American diplomacy ... and leadership so thank you Susan for ... being long to take on this next ... assignment ... I'm deeply honored ... and humbled ... to serve our country ... as you national security advisor ... I'm proud to work so closely with you for more than six years ... and am ... deeply grateful ... for your enduring confidence ... in May ... as you've outlined we have vital opportunities to cease ... an ongoing challenge is to confront ... we have much still to accomplish ... on behalf of the American people ... and I look forward ... to continuing to serve ... on a national security team ... to keep our nation strong ... and say ...